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blue so he would stand out against certain backgrounds and to match the sega logo. his shoes were colored red through the inspiration of michael jackson's boots on the album cover for bad and the outfit of santa claus, whom ohshima saw as the most " famous character in the world ". sonic's spikes were emphasized to make him look sleeker, and he was given the ability to spin while jumping ( so attacking and jumping could be controlled with one button ). the new character was originally named " mr. needlemouse ", but the eight @ - @ member am8 changed his name to " sonic " and their studios to